The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-17
SERVICES AT THE CHURCHES.

Rev Gantz's Lecture to Young Men Last
Evening ''yyho Are Dur Employers?"
Rev. E. j. Gantz, in his lecture to young
men, last evening, at the Central Christian
Church, the topic. "Who Are Our Employ.
ers2" applied to it the text of the ninth and
tenth verses of the second chapter of the Epistle
to Titus. This text, he said, was written con-
corning slaves who were exhorted to be obedient
in all things and to show the highest degree of
fidelity. A slave gave to his master time and
strength. That is all one man can exact of an
other, but there is another class of bondage
more hapless than ne whose physical powers are
claimed by another. It is made up of those who
are bound in sin, controlled by vicious
habits. who without integrity strength of
character, and yet there is power bearing on
man which cannot be removed There is no
habit so strong that it cannot be broken. no
moral wreck that cannot be repaired, no soul so
dead that it cannot be revived by the living God.
But this Incidental to the lecture, during
which the preacher said that while man sells his
time and strength, he cannot sell all of it to his
employer Some Is reserved for himself. 1t
would be impossible for one to dispose OF
twenty-four hours out of every twenty -four in
the interest of his employer and It is not ex-
pected. Ten hours of time for the employer is
the rule an1 vet there those who want it re-
duced to eight While he would hot stop to dis
cuss that problem he would say that Americans
sell too much CT their time and expend too much
of their strength. The best part Of their lives
is wasted in expenditure of nervous energy
without sufficient return. Thus the en- ploye
sometimes becomes envious of the employer.
He does not stop to think that the
employer himself is selling time and strength
The difficulty is that the employer. who is in fact
the employee of his customers. is not guided by
the sam rules that govern his employees
The customers may be exactng the
ployer in the services they require to be
dered them. While the employe gives his ten
hours, his employer may DE spending from fif-
teen to twenty hours in the interest of his custom
ers He illustrated this by the constant at
tention, thought and management required of
Krupp in his relations with 80, 900 employees
jay Gould is also the servant of many and
works daiv more hours than any man in his
employ. No woman, in absolute
sense, is employer. All employees in
some manner and the chief master is God
Developing this thought. he said that bad men
are often made do the service OF God in help
ing to accomplish his purposes Humans career
furnished example of how the acts of a bad
man were turned to bring about a general good.
The crucifixion was a grand example of how the
wicked were used in fulfilling the plan of salva-
ton On the other hand every one who has
performed great work, produced great in
venton has been in the service of God. The
railroad. the telegraph, the printing press, were
all necessities in the work of Gods providence.
Mr.. Gantz extolled the press as the great factor
IN civilization and of vast assistance to the
preacher. He, himself, was indebted to it more
than to anything else in the performance of his
duties. No matter in what position of life, all
servants of God the great Master to
whom time and strength are due.